Vitamin B Helps Prevent Insect Bites

Some people seem prone to being bitten by insects, particularly mosquitoes and when abroad.

Many dermatologists now recommend that the skin can be made much less attractive to biting insects by taking Vitamin B supplements whilst at risk. So, we recommend that Vitamin B complex, 2 tablets twice a day, or Vitamin B-1, 100 mg daily, is a good way of helping to reduce the risk of being bitten.

This advice is recommended in addition to taking usual precautions. We should all safeguard against being bitten particularly in countries where insects carry specific disease, such as malaria or the recently publicised Zika virus. Protect your skin with appropriate insect repellents and where necessary sleep inside an insect proof net. Insects tend to be most active at night, particularly in foreign countries.